I travelled from place to place in the Free State, South Africa. During one of my trips between Bloemfontein and Maluti Mountains, I visited a private farm on which the owners grow fields of cosmos flowers. The owners of the farm like the old steam locomotives and old trains. Some of them are still in working conditions. The steam locomotives remind me of my childhood when the trains with such locomotives were the main mean of transport. I painted the cosmos fields, draw the train and composed the painting. It was a reasonable amount of work to complete the train. The cosmos fields and the distant buildings of the farm form a beautiful landscape. Approximately 5000 gemstones.

I am inspired by beauty, in particular the beauty of surrounding nature. The versitality and prettiness of the gemstones inspires me as well. My art adventure started with the gemstones almost 2 decades ago and gemstones became part of my life. The gemstones, as a creation of nature, are wonderful, atractive and emanate an atmosphere of happiness and peace. I like impressionistic, realistic and expressionistic art. I enjoy wonderful views and landscapes. Frequently I am inspired by something that I see, but it may take a few years before I would approach the subject and create a painting. I hope that you as a viewer of my paintings will also experience the harmony that is expressed by my use of miniature gemstones.